The Balsillie Papers provides clear, concise, peer-reviewed articles about today’s most complex issues in global governance and international affairs.
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FAIR-A4: A Governance Model for Auditable, Accountable, Actionable and Attributable Agentic AI
Abbas Yazdinejad, Hadis Karimipour and Ann Fitz-Gerald
This paper surfaces existing gaps in the governance of agentic AI systems. While we have solutions for governing the data and predictions of machine learning systems, there is no precedent for governing systems whose decisions occur through autonomous changes in memory, tool use and state over time.
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A Skewed “Modernization”: Looking for Balance in Canada’s Access to Information and Privacy Reviews
Matt MaloneThis policy paper discusses Canada's ongoing reviews of the federal Access to Information Act and Privacy Act and identifies several reforms that would rebalance these separate review processes.
Potential Security Implications of Climate Intervention Technologies for NATO
Elizabeth ChaleckiThis paper discusses the security effects of climate change, the pros and cons of different types of climate intervention (CI) that would operate in the global commons and the policy implications for NATO.
Economic Security and Prosperity: Leveraging Canada’s Potash and Strategic Partnerships
Mejgan Shefa, Julia Chapman, Sahar HamdamCanada must address infrastructure bottlenecks, transportation constraints and weak supply chain coordination while diversifying their trade partners if they are to fully leverage its dominant position in potash production.